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Lucy Foley
Don't miss Lucy Foley's new book, The Midnight Feast, coming June 18th!A REESE'S BOOK CLUB PICKTHE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERONE OF THE NEW YORK TIMES BEST THRILLERS OF THE YEAR“I loved this book. It gave me the same waves of happiness I get from curling up with a classic Christie...The alternating points of view keep you guessing, and guessing wrong.” — Alex Michaelides, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Silent Patient"Evok[es] the great Agatha Christie classics…Pay close attention to seemingly throwaway details about the characters’ pasts. They are all clues.” -- New York Times Book ReviewA wedding celebration turns dark and deadly in this deliciously wicked and atmospheric thriller reminiscent of Agatha Christie from the New York Times bestselling author of The Hunting Party.The bride – The plus one – The best man – The wedding planner – The bridesmaid – The bodyOn an island off the coast of Ireland, guests gather to celebrate two people joining their lives together as one. The groom: handsome and charming, a rising television star. The bride: smart and ambitious, a magazine publisher. It’s a wedding for a magazine, or for a celebrity: the designer dress, the remote location, the luxe party favors, the boutique whiskey. The cell phone service may be spotty and the waves may be rough, but every detail has been expertly planned and will be expertly executed.But perfection is for plans, and people are all too human. As the champagne is popped and the festivities begin, resentments and petty jealousies begin to mingle with the reminiscences and well wishes. The groomsmen begin the drinking game from their school days. The bridesmaid not-so-accidentally ruins her dress. The bride’s oldest (male) friend gives an uncomfortably caring toast.And then someone turns up dead. Who didn’t wish the happy couple well? And perhaps more important, why?
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Author
Lucy Foley
Pages
336
Publisher
HarperCollins
Published Date
2020-06-02
ISBN
0062868950 9780062868954
Ratings
Google: 3
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"This has to be the most intense, complexly written murder mystery I have read in a long time. Every chapter played the part of a single puzzle piece that made up the intricate story of the murder itself. Not only was it unveiling who the murderer was bit by bit, but the motives and means as well. Hell, the actual murder victim wasn’t even truly revealed until the very end (though I had a gut feeling who it was from the very beginning that turned out to be right). I was going to rate this book only 4 stars because of the very slow beginning and the strange way the author writes in almost stilted sentences, but the incredibly intelligent twist ending pushed it over the top and made this an enormously satisfying read."
"This is a great mystery book! It had so many unexpected twists and turns. I've never read a book with so many narrative point of views, but I ended up really enjoying that style and it helped to keep me engaged. I loved that one of the perspectives was the wedding planner because that's what I do, so that was fun."
"Topic: Book Club. The Guest List is our first pick for #mystery_mob book club. For those interested, read this selection at your own pace, and look out for my posts throughout the month announcing our planned meetings for discussions and insights. I will also have check ins throughout the remainder of the month. "
"It's entertaining. The writing wasn't amazing, but the plot twists were good. There were parts that seemed to drag and some of the cut scenes seemed forced, like it was really trying to build suspense but they just stretched out a lot of similar events. There were so many unlikable characters but I think it really was showing how so much stuff is seen as "normal" college guy behavior and is normalized is really awful. "
"3.5⭐️ Enjoyable story, finished rather quickly."
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